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Depository

We look at what is a depository and what role they play in keeping markets work.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Time Value of Money

The concept that money you have now is more valuable than the same sum in the future.

Quick ratio

Learn what quick ratio stands for in financial terms and how to calculate it.

Growth stocks

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

Leverage

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

DMO

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.

Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

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